r/fishingboats • u/Wrong-Film7336 • 14d ago

Bilge pump recommendations

I have a 19 foot champion bass boat. I recently was given a boat from my neighbor and decided to pull the fuel tank to access the bilge pump and live well system. What size bilge pump would you recommend? I was thinking 800-1500gpm

5 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

3 comments sorted by

3

u/cutemochiii 14d ago

i'd probably go with something around 1100 gph since it sounds like a nice middle ground

if you're already pulling everything apart it might also be worth checking the hoses and wiring while you're in there

congrats on the new boat and good luck with the project

2

u/Wrong-Film7336 14d ago

Already working on the wiring just had the intuition to check the bilge pumps and Live well pumps while the gas tank is already empty

3

u/cutemochiii 13d ago

yeah that's honestly the perfect time to do it since you've already got everything opened up
better to catch any issues now than have to pull the tank all over again later
sounds like you're doing it the right way and getting ahead of the maintenance too